Plainville Police News

November 22, 1994

* Two adults and five teenagers were arrested last weekend in a crackdown on teen drinking.

Early Friday evening, police acted on a tip that youths were paying a Whiting Street resident to buy them liquor. Detectives watching the street said two youths entered an apartment at 136-B Whiting St. and paid tenant Franciso Cruz, 37, to buy alcohol for them. Cruz walked to a nearby liquor store and delivered two bags to the waiting teenagers, police said.

Police followed the youths, Giovana Perone, 16, of 22 Church St., and Nicholas Roy, 17, and arrested them on charges of purchase of alcohol by a minor and conspiracy to commit purchase of alcohol by a minor. Cruz was charged with delivery of alcohol to a minor and released on a $500 bond. The two teenagers and Cruz will appear Monday in Bristol Superior Court.

On Saturday, police charged Leo Brault, 32, of 129 Stillwell Drive, with buying six bottles of malt liquor for three 15-year-old males. Two of the youths attend school in Plainville, the third is from New Britain. Police would not release the teenagers' names because of their ages.

Sgt. Charles Smedick said he spotted the youths gathering on Whiting Street early Saturday evening. A short time later, Brault entered a package store and bought 12 bottles of malt liquor, giving half to the teenagers, police said. Police arrested the teenagers at the Broad Street railroad tracks before returning to Stillwell Drive to arrest Brault.

The teenagers face charges of purchasing alcohol by a minor. Brault was charged with delivering alcohol to minors and is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 2.